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Paddy Pimblett will get his first headlining opportunity at UFC 324. | Getty/UFC
The full card for the first UFC event of the Paramount era is now official.
The Las Vegas-based promotion recently announced the lineup for UFC 324, which takes place on Jan. 24 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The card is headlined by an interim lightweight title clash between Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett, while Kayla Harrison will defend the women’s bantamweight strap against Amanda Nunes The event will air in its entirety on Paramount+ with an earlier main card start time of 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
Three other matchups will round out the main draw: Sean O’Malley vs. Yadong Song; Waldo-Cortes Acosta vs. Derrick Lewis and Jean Silva vs. Arnold Allen. Two new pairings — Michael Johnson vs Alexander Hernandez and Ricky Turcios vs. Cameron Smotherman — were confirmed for the preliminary card.
UFC 324 Main Card
Justin Gaethje vs. Paddy Pimblett
Kayla Harrison vs. Amanda Nunes
Sean O’Malley vs. Yadong Song
Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Derrick Lewis
Jean Silva vs. Arnold Allen
UFC 324 Preliminary Card
Nikita Krylov vs. Modestas Bukauskas
Umar Nurmagomedov vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
Ateba Abega Gautier vs. Andrey Pulyaev
Alex Perez vs. Charles Johnson
Natalia Silva vs. Rose Namajunas
Michael Johnson vs. Alexander Hernandez
Josh Hokit vs. Denzel Freeman
Ricky Turcios vs. Cameron Smotherman
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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